[1][2][3][4] He was born to a Russian-French mother and a Portuguese father, but after the communist revolution in China his family fled the country in the cargo hold of a ship in 1957.

[5] In 1975, Hyndman spent one season as a professional player with the Cincinnati Comets in the American Soccer League.

In 1977, he returned to the U.S. to become the head coach at Eastern Illinois University, then competing in the NCAA Division II.

In 1984, Southern Methodist University hired Hyndman as head coach of the Mustangs soccer team.

On June 16, 2008, FC Dallas of Major League Soccer hired Hyndman as head coach after the sacking of Steve Morrow.

On January 13, 2015, he was named head men's soccer coach at Grand Canyon University.

Hyndman is also an established Aiki Ju-Jutsu coach, and has been teaching the discipline for over 25 years in the Dallas area.